American Accent Training

Live Group Courses

Improve your accent. Sound more fluent in English. Gain more confidence and career success.

This is for you if…

  • You are frequently asked to repeat yourself
  • You think you are saying the right thing, but native speakers still have trouble understanding you because of your accent
  • People ask you where you're from, or comment on your accent when they hear you speak
  • You worry that you can't advance your career because of problems with communicating clearly in English

And you want to finally feel confident and fluent in English.

My name is Meredith Spielman.

I started my business with the mission to help Spanish-speakers living and working in English to feel confident about how they sound.

I did accent training in Spanish, my second language, and the results changed my life. When I speak Spanish with a native-like accent and rhythm, people understand me.

This is exactly what I want for my students.

I've been closely working with Spanish-speakers and have built a community of 250,000 followers on Instagram, and I've worked with hundreds of students to improve their pronunciation and accent in English.

Students see real results and love working with me because I have closely studied the phonetics of both Spanish and English. This makes me uniquely equipped to help Spanish-speakers speak English with a clear, neutral American accent.

When you learn phonetics, you equip yourself with the right tools to speak English with clarity and confidence, bringing you closer to clear speech and native-like proficiency.

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How It Works

3️⃣ Three Courses to Choose From: 

Accent Fundamentals offers three 4-week mini-courses. These three courses cover ALL the fundamental sounds and concepts that make up the American accent. We offer a Vowels Intensive, a Consonants Intensive, and a Rhythm Intensive. Take the 3 courses in the order that suits you best! (You can read more about the 3 courses below)

🔄 Flipped Classroom Model:

The flipped classroom model is a highly effective learning modality. Rather than the teacher spending all of our limited class time talking and explaining the concepts, the student will watch the pre-recorded lesson on their own before class. Then, we will use our class time to practice what you learned and receive real-time feedback from me.

 Keep reading to learn more ⬇️

Every week consists of 4 elements:

1.

📺 The Video Lesson


In the flipped classroom model, you do the learning and absorbing of new information on your own before class time. Before every live session, it is your responsibility to watch the video lesson entirely. This will give you time to absorb the information and form questions for our live session.

2.

📱 The Live Session


After learning what I teach in the video lesson, we meet in a small group to practice. We will do guided reading exercises and more. I will take time to listen to each student and provide individualized feedback and coaching. (This is the beauty of the flipped classroom—rather than me talking the entire hour, you will be able to apply what you learned with me there to guide you.)

3.

🎯 The Practice



My method works by turning new sounds into muscle memory, so that you use the correct pronunciation automatically, without needing to think about it (like riding a bike!). Each week, you will receive a PDF with all the exercises of my proven training method, and a weekly training schedule to follow.

4.

🗣️ The Homework and Feedback


After completing The Practice on your own to build your muscle memory, I will ask you to send a reading assignment to the WhatsApp group. I will listen to your audios and reply with a voice message with specific and personalized feedback.

3 Course Options

Accent Fundamentals is divided into three 4-week courses. These month-long mini-courses are the perfect option to make long-term changes in your accent in manageable lessons and training. To master all aspects of the American accent and receive your official training certificate, you should complete all 3 courses. The courses are not sequential—the order doesn't matter—and you can take a break between them to digest the information.

You can complete the courses in any order you want, and in any schedule you want.

Vowels Intensive

Many say that what makes English pronunciation so hard for Spanish-speakers are the vowels. My 4-week Vowels Intensive course covers all 14 vowel sounds of American English. Following my proven accent-training methodology, by the end of this course, you will be able to perfectly pronounce all the vowel sounds of English, automatically, without needing to think about it.

Consonants Intensive 

English and Spanish share approximately 8 consonants. In this 4-week course, we will cover the remaining 13 consonant sounds that exist in English, and not in Spanish. Following my proven accent-training methodology, by the end of this course, you will be able to perfectly pronounce all the consonant sounds of English, automatically, without needing to think about it.

Coming Soon: Rhythm Intensive

This course would be better titled Advanced Pronunciation, Connected Speech, Rhythm, and Intonation—but that's a little long. In this 4-week course, we'll start by covering pronunciation concepts that aren't necessary for comprehension, but are 100% necessary if you want to sound like a native speaker. Then, we'll learn about how to master the melody, rhythm, and flow of American English so that you speak smoothly and clearly, like a natural.

Anticipated launch date: Jan. 2025

3 Course Options

Accent Fundamentals is divided into three 4-week courses. These month-long mini-courses are the perfect option to make long-term changes in your accent in manageable lessons and training. To master all aspects of the American accent and receive your official training certificate, you should complete all 3 courses. The courses are not sequential—the order doesn't matter—and you can take a break between them to digest the information.

You can complete the courses in any order you want, and in any schedule you want.

Vowels Intensive

Many say that what makes English pronunciation so hard for Spanish-speakers are the vowels. My 4-week Vowels Intensive course covers all 14 vowel sounds of American English. Following my proven accent-training methodology, by the end of this course, you will be able to perfectly pronounce all the vowel sounds of English, automatically, without needing to think about it.

Consonants Intensive 

English and Spanish share approximately 8 consonants. In this 4-week course, we will cover the remaining 13 consonant sounds that exist in English, and not in Spanish. Following my proven accent-training methodology, by the end of this course, you will be able to perfectly pronounce all the consonant sounds of English, automatically, without needing to think about it.

Rhythm Intensive

This course would be better titled Advanced Pronunciation, Connected Speech, Rhythm, and Intonation—but that's a little long. In this 4-week course, we'll start by covering pronunciation concepts that aren't necessary for comprehension, but are 100% necessary if you want to sound like a native speaker. Then, we'll learn about how to master the melody, rhythm, and flow of American English so that you speak smoothly and clearly, like a natural.

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What my clients say about working with me: 

I am happy to have found Meredith, because it encourages me to continue studying, and to get out of my comfort zone.

- Cecilia Miksa

The best accent coach ever! Neta, se las súper recomiendo.

- María Castellá

Trabajar con Meredith me ha ayudado a mejorar mi confianza y pronunciación en inglés de gran manera. Es una persona proactiva, que escucha y entiende las necesidades de aprendizaje que tengo y que crea planes de acción basados en los resultados que busco. Definitivamente recomiendo sus servicios.

- Juan Grajales

Meredith is a true specialist in her field. She goes the extra mile to ensure that the lessons are engaging and relevant to our learning objectives. She encourages active participation and provides constructive feedback to help me improve.

- Karolina K.

Want to know more? You can read more student testimonials.

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November 2024 Enrollment

In November 2024, we are doing the Vowel Intensive Course. If you are interested in one of the other courses, check back next month to register! 

NOTE: Please review the date/times very carefully. Daylight savings ends in November, and can influence the time of your desired class.

Vowel Intensive Course

Sunday 11 AM Schedule

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Vowel Intensive Course

Sunday 12:30 PM Schedule

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Vowel Intensive Course

Tuesday 11 AM Schedule

  • Session 1: Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 11AM

  • Session 2: Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 11AM

  • Session 3: Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 11AM

  • Session 4: Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 11AM

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Vowel Intensive Course

Tuesday 12:30 PM Schedule

  • Session 1: Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 12:30 PM

  • Session 2: Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 12:30 PM

  • Session 3: Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 12:30 PM

  • Session 4: Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 12:30 PM

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